Artichokes are a hugely popular ingredient in Italian cooking, and these succulent baby globes, combined with juicy prawns make this pasta concoction a mouth-watering treat that can be on your plate in minutes. Ingredients Serves 4 1 lemon, for juice 4 baby globe artichokes, preferably with good long stalks 3 tbsp olive oil 2 […]
This is a classic Sicilian Pasta alla Norma recipe, blending the flavours of aubergines, tomatoes, basil and ricotta. The term Norma seems to refer to the lady who developed the dish whose standard was deemed as high as Bellini’s opera La Norma. ➤ Serves 4 ➤ Cooking Time 45 minutes ➤ Easy Ingredients: 2 medium aubergines, sliced width-wise, layered and salted with coarse salt and […]
Riccioli Salad With Grilled Chicken, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Red Onions and Pesto This Riccioli Salad With Grilled Chicken, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Red Onions and Pesto is great if you have lots of hungry teenagers. It is nutritious, well balanced and easy to serve as a salad at a picnic or barbecue. The use of sun-dried tomatoes and pesto compliments the rather plain chicken flavour. Chilli gives it […]
76 SHAPES 5 RANGES Traditional Pasta • Organic Whole Wheat Pasta • Children’s Pasta • Gluten Free Pasta • Organic Pasta Generations of knowledge, talent and pride are concentrated in Gragnano near Naples, the pasta capital of Italy and home to Garofalo Pasta. Garofalo has been making pasta in Gragnano since 1789. Over 200 years of experience are a huge advantage in […]
Pasta, grilled vegetables and pesto Pasta, verdure grigliate e pesto ➤ Serves 4 ➤ Preparation 20 minutes ➤ Cooking 10-30 minutes I like to grill my vegetables on the barbecue and cook the pasta on the stove, then combine the pasta dish and eat it while other things that need grilling take up the space on the barbecue. The […]
The delight of eating at a local trattoria is being among real Italians and eating seasonal, traditional food. Mario Matassa shares his favourite establishment with us, and goes behind the scenes of this Italian Restaurant… The local trattoria in Italy is a theatre, a daily stage show where hundreds of life’s mini dramas are eagerly […]
This ‘pasta quiche’ (torta salata con i spaghetti, in Italian!) is a real treat and is so versatile it works for all occasions! ➤ Serves 4 ➤ Preparation 15 minutes ➤ Cooking 35 minutes 200g spaghetti olive oil 1 Italian sausage 1 courgette, finely diced 1 sweet red pepper, finely diced 3 medium free range […]